5
If I had expected a hysterical Jeanette to meet us at the door, I should have known better.
“Sydney, darling, thank you for coming. And bringing Dana.”
At that moment, Dana burst through behind me, and I wouldn’t have blamed Jeanette for reconsidering her thanks. Dana shrieked, “Was that Bran being arrested?”
The harmonic of Dana’s anxiety caused me and any felines within a mile radius to cringe. But bless Jeanette, she retained her calm. “That was Bran, but he was not being arrested. He’s just gone downtown to help the police with their inquiries.”
Jeanette must have read my thoughts. “Dana, dear, you’re looking a little worse for wear. Why don’t you go and take a long, hot bath?”
Dana blinked hard, like a child that’s just been disciplined and is trying to work out how not to inc
